1964 Preakness Stakes

{{short description|89th running of the Preakness Stakes}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox horse race

| surface = Dirt

| name = 89th Preakness Stakes

| horse race = The Preakness Stakes

| location = Pimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States

| image =

| caption = "The Second Jewel of the Triple Crown"
"The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans"

| date = May 16, 1964

| winning time = 1:56 4/5

| winning horse = Northern Dancer

| winning jockey = Bill Hartack

| winning trainer = Horatio Luro

| winning owner = E. P. Taylor

| conditions = Three-year-olds

| previous = 1963

| next = 1965

}}

The 1964 Preakness Stakes was the 89th running of the $200,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 16, 1964, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Northern Dancer, who was jockeyed by Bill Hartack, won the race by two and one quarter lengths over runner-up The Scoundrel. Approximate post time was 5:47 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:56-4/5.Daily Racing Form, May 17, 1964 Preakness Stakes Chart. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 35,975, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1964.2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 72 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).